Amusement device



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Filed Dec. 1, 1924 INVENTOR.

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Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES GEORGE T. OMALEY, F KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Application filed December To zZ/ ywhom it may concern.'

lle it known that I, GEORGE T. OMALEY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Kansas City, county of Jackson, and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Amusement Device, of which the following is a speciication.

rThis invention relates to in'lprovements in an amusement device or a vehicle which is so arranged as to resemble a bucking mule or horse.

The vehicle is constructed preferably from a Ford car whose parts are more easily readj usted and rearranged than other makes of cars .and its size of driving, reversing mechanism and braking means lend the-nr selves admirably to sudden stopping and starting in addition to its ability to turn in a relatively small space.

r1`he vehicle is particularly adapted for amuse-ment purposes in connection with conventions, initiations, or at any time when boistrous sport is appreciated. The device is locally named The Missouri Mule, due to the antics which it will perform when operated by a person acquainted with its peculiarities. The vehicle will perform many tricks when the occupa-nts are d1s tributed so that the weight is properly balanced. The car may be made to rear up in front by manipulation of the reverse and braking mechanism; and may also be caused to spin in a relatively small circle and to produce a bucking effect which may be accentuated by quick stoppingY and starting. The car may be steered with the front wheels oft the ground by applying the individual brakes on the rear wheels.

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the vehicle with part of the body and fra-me broken away.

Fig. Q is a plan view of the showing in Fig. l.

F ig. 3 is a front elevational vview of the vehicle with the upper portion of the hood removed.

Fig. 4 is a view taken along the line 4 4 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail along the line 5-5 in Figfl.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail taken along the line 6-6 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 6. 1

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail of the Y 1, 1924. Serial No. 753,184.

member for manipulating the rear brakes.

rlie vehicle, or mule as it is call-ed, is preferably constructed as mentioned from a standard .Ford touring car, using the chassis of the car and replacing pneumatic tires with semi-pneumatic or solid tires such as those shown in Fig. 1 perforated to produce a cushioning edect. To the frame shown'at l is attached a body 2 which is equipped with a front and rear seat 3 and 4. To the frame at the rear cross member 5 is att-ached a drag disk 6 by means of clamps 7 and a. central bolt 8. Then the car rears up, the rear of the. frame rests upon this disk and utilizes the disk as a pivoting point. The disk used is one taken from a. disk gang plow of rigid steel construction able to withstand the rough usage to which it is subjected. An extra cross member is placed near the center of the frame, as shown in Fig. 2 at 9. The rear spring 10 is moved forward with this cross member, as are the rear wheels 11 and axle 2 supporting the differential 13. The rear end of the engine and transmission are lowered to accommodate the driving mechanism to the rearrangement of the differential. The sleeve or casing 14 surrounding the drive shaft, and the drive shaft itself is shortened in order to make proper drivin;` connection between the engine and the differential. Lugs 15 on the sleeve 14 serve as anchors for a surrounding brace 16 which surrounds and is rigidly bolted to the differential casing 13. The front axle, as shown in il, is unaltered except for the fact that the wheels are eccentrically mounted on the axle 17 by means of eccentric members 1S, shown in Figs. 1 and A buii'er spring 19 is positioned between the front axle and the frame 1 which supports the radiator at this point in order to cushion the effect of the eccentrically mounted wheels and the jolt received by the frame and chassis when the body is suddenly lowered from a reared-up position. A chain 20 is also fastened between the frame and axle to reduce the sudden strain put upon the spring and shackle bolt connections when the car is suddenly uplifted.

Just forward of the cross member and rear axle, and mounted beneath the frame` is a split counter shaft shown in Figs. 2 and 4 and designated as 21 and 22, respectively. These counter shafts are supported from the frame by brackets designated as i3 and "drivers seat and shown in Figs. l and o.

by Outrigger braccs2st which are attached to the frame at and support the counter shafts at their out-er extremities in bearings designated as 26. The counter shaft 21 has communication withthevertical hand lever 27 through a link 2S at the front end of which is ai'tixed an L slotted member 29, a Y member attached to the horizontal shaft 3l upon which the hand lever 27 is mounted. ln alike manner, the counter shaft 22 is connected through a link 28 an L slotted member 29 to the opposite fork 301 of the Y member which, as explained, is aliilxed/to the shaft 13-. rllwo tension springs sh van at 32, and attached to the links 28 and to the angle brace 8?), serve to return the counter shaftto a position where the brakes are released when tension on the hand lever isreinoved.

As explained, the prong 30d of the Y meinber has connection by means of a headed stub shaft 30h with the L slotted member atltached to the link connected to the shaft 2l, while the prong 30 of the 'Y member has a headed stub shaft 30 bearing in the i.. slot of the member 29 which is attached cal legs of the l.. slots, thus making a direct connection between both of the `rear brakes and the hand lever. In the event that it is desired to quickly rotate or pivot the Ve hicle, the brakes on either of the wheels may be disassociated from manipulation-oic the hand lever by pulling either of the two ropes and 36 positioned beneath the By pulling one of these ropes, the L slotted member is raised to a position where either of the stub shafts 30" or 30C are positioned to' slide into the horizontal leg of th-e L slot; thus, when the brake lever is drawn back, the'brake manipulated by the connections from this speciiic mechanism will be inoperable as the lost motion will be taken up by the horizontal movement of the stub .coi-ding to the whim of the operator.

'brakes are built to withstand the rough tion.

'nient is produced due to the Ato rest upon its haunches or upon the dr? 'operator in the way of sudden startings7 shaft in the elongatedhorizontal,leg of the L slot. Thus, either ot' the brakes can be functioned separately or simultaneously ac- 5 A rugged type of external brakes, such as that shown at 37 in Fig. l, are used in place or" the usual' braking mechanism. These usage to which they are subjected.

The particular detail of the lever connections between tlie brake bands and the actuating links 28 has been omitted for simplicity, as the operation is obvious trom the showing in 'li'ig l.

.the rear radius rods f8 are moved lierlward with the rear axle mechanism in order to maintain the mechanism rigidly in posi-- AlVhen ruiming normally., a bucking moveeccentric mounting ol the front wheels. ll'ih the sudden reversal ofthe driving mechanism and a sudden braking, the front end et the machine may be reared up, causing the bod)Y disk. The vehicle may then be piif'oteil while in a reared-up position, by braking either of the wheels and the car may again be brought up into a horizontal position by driving forward and suddenly braking both wheels. It is obvious that inniinr able antics and gyrations may be etlfected by the stoppings, whirlings and bucking moreinents-all of which may be accentuated by familiarity with the operation of the meelianisni.

I claim as `my invention:

An amusement device adapted to perform antics such as rearing, bucking and pivoting 'rapidly in either direction with the vmanipulation of the control mechanism7 consisting of a motor driven vehicle having its 'rear wheels moved forward to the position of a `fulcinm to substantially balance the body when loaded7 eccentrically mounted front wheels, separate. brakes and brake Icontrols for the-respective Wheels, and drag vmeansat the rear of the body upon which lthe body rests and slides when in a reared up position.

VGEORGE T. OMi-iLEY. 

